Shoot out between a group of deer hunters and STF in Udawalawe sanctuary
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - One injured and hospitalised after a shoot out between a group of deer hunters and Special Task Force ... Read More
Maldives court suspends jail term for ex-President Nasheed
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Maldives Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a 13-year jail sentence given to the country’s exiled former president ... Read More
Australia concern about Sri Lanka crisis
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Australia is concerned about the political situation in Sri Lanka after President Maithripala Sirisena removed Ranil Wickremesinghe from ... Read More
Craig White steps down as Hampshire coach
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Craig White, the former England allrounder, has left his position as Hampshire's head coach after six years at ... Read More
Angela Merkel says stepping down as German Chancellor will not weaken her on world stage
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed concerns that resigning as leader of her Christian Democrats would leave her a ... Read More
17 Indian fishermen apprehended for poaching in Lankan waters [VIDEO]
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Navy apprehended seventeen Indian fishermen along with three fishing trawlers for engaging in illegal fishing in Sri ... Read More
Drunk Sri Lankan steals taxi, causes accident in Japan
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Police in Fukuoka - Japan said Tuesday (30) that a 43-year-old Sri Lankan man has been arrested on ... Read More
VIP Assassination Plot: Nalaka de Silva placed under special protection
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Head of the Terrorism Investigations Department (TID), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Nalaka de Silva who ... Read More
Sri Lanka must respect Constitutional procedures – ICJ
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Tuesday (30) called upon the Government of Sri Lanka to abide ... Read More
Showery condition expected to enhance from today – Met. Department
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Due to the low level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, showery condition is expected to ... Read More
Dunesh Gankanda appointed State Minister of Environment
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian Dunesh Gankanda has been appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena as the State Minister ... Read More
12 New Secretaries appointed: Hemasiri Fernando appointed as Defence Secretary
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Hemasiri Fernando appointed as the Secretary of Defence a short while ago, the President Media Division (PMD) said. ... Read More
Fundamental rights petition filed in SC against proroguing of parliament
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Attorney-at law Nagananda Kodituwakku has filed a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court seeking the withdrawal of the ... Read More
Don’t know what Avengers 4 is about, says Karen Gillan
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Karen Gillan says she is clueless about the plot of Avengers 4. The actor, who plays Nebula in the ... Read More
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-November
(FASTNEWS|COLOBO) Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to begin by mid-November the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims ... Read More